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CTG DUTY-FREE Surges 5%. 61% Increase in Duty-free Shopping Amount on the First Day of Hainan Lockdown
CTG DUTY-FREE surged 5%. On the first day of closure in Hainan, the amount of duty-free shopping off the island rose by 61% year-on-year.On December 19, Haikou Customs released statistics showing that on December 18, the official first day of island-wide closures at Hainan Free Trade Port, off-islan...Tiger News
Mon, Dec 22
Pressure mounts on Intel as political money hits the company
Intel’s stock rose 86% for the year after a rush of new money from the US government, Nvidia, and SoftBank, plus the hiring of a new CEO. But the company still entered 2026 without a single major outside customer for its foundry business, which continues to lose money. MorningStar analyst Brian Colello said Intel ended […]Cryptopolitan
Mon, Dec 22
Microsoft shifts toward cloud and cross-platform plans, Xbox suffers
Xbox is slipping far behind PlayStation and Switch, and the numbers look worse each quarter. The platform has been hit with layoffs, studio closures, price jumps and weak console sales. Many people inside the industry now say the brand is dying. Laura Fryer said in June that Microsoft seems to have “no desire or literally […]Cryptopolitan
Mon, Dec 22
OpenAI lifts its compute margin to 70% as it tries to reach profit
OpenAI’s compute margin is has hit 70%, according to The Information, which said the number rose from 52% at the end of 2024 and was roughly half of today’s level at the start of that same year. The rally comes while the company still reports no profit, even after being valued at $500 billion in […]Cryptopolitan
Mon, Dec 22
24H | Big Techs Jump With Micron up Nearly 4%, Oracle up over 2%; Space Stocks Shine With Redwire up 15%; Rocket Lab up over 6%
Big tech stocks jumped in overnight trading. Micron up nearly 4%; SMCI, Oracle up over 2%; Broadcom, AMD, Nvidia up over 1%.Space stocks shined with Redwire up 15%; LUNR up over 9%; Rocket Lab up over 6%.Tiger News
Mon, Dec 22
BREAKINGVIEWS-The Week in Breakingviews: What we learned in 2025
By Peter Thal Larsen LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Welcome back! At Breakingviews we prefer to look forward rather than back. But in this edition, the last of 2025, I’ll recap some of the key insights from the past 12 months. Thank you for reading. I hope you have a peaceful festive se...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Samsung Biologics to buy US drug production facility from GSK for $280 million
SEOUL, Dec 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Biologics 207940.KS said on Monday it is acquiring its first U.S. drug production facility from GSK GSK.L for $280 million to respond to long-term U.S. market demand.The company's U.S. unit, Samsung Biologics America, is acquiring a 100% stake ...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares extend tech rally, yen under pressure
Nikkei climbs over 1%, Wall St futures edge aheadYen at all-time lows vs euro and Swissy, JGBs buckleSilver hits a fresh peak, oil up on Venezuela newsBy Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Asian share markets rose on Monday tracking tech-driven gains on Wall Street, while the yen wallowed at a...Reuters
Mon, Dec 22
Bill Ackman Proposes Innovative IPO Plan for SpaceX via SPARC Merger
Bill Ackman, the billionaire investor, has proposed a groundbreaking method to take SpaceX (SPACE) public through a merger with Pershing Square SPARC Holdings.Ackman’s plan involves distributing Special Purpose Acquisition Rights (SPARs) to Tesla (TSLA) shareholders, enabling them to invest in a Spa...Tiger News
Sun, Dec 21
FOMO Versus Bubble Fears Signal Heightened Stock Volatility in 2026
The US stock market is expected to remain volatile in 2026 as investors grapple with the dual pressures of fearing they might miss out on the AI-driven rally and worrying that the sector could be an impending bubble.Sharp sell-offs followed by rapid recoveries have characterized markets over the pas...Tiger News
Sun, Dec 21
Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals rises on positive outlook for innovative drugs
Shares of Telix Pharmaceuticals TLX.AX rise as much as 3.6% to A$12.25, marking their strongest trading session since December 11Stock hits its highest level since December 17Biopharmaceutical co received positive results from Phase 3 registration study of Illuccix, sees submission of new drug appli...Reuters
Sun, Dec 21
Australia's Babylon Pump & Power rises on services contract with Newmont
Shares of Australia's Babylon Pump & Power BPP.AX rise 12% to A$0.14, marking their biggest intraday pct gain since October 28 Stock hits highest level since December 11 Specialist resources services provider signs material contract with Newmont Mining Services for provision of pump hire and...Reuters
Sun, Dec 21
RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-A Santa rally? Investors hope for year-end gains to cap strong 2025
AI jitters, Fed interest rate path among key year-end factorsGDP, consumer confidence reports to shed more light on economyS&P 500 set for double-digit percentage gains in 2025, despite shaky DecemberBy Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Investors hoping for traditional holiday chee...Reuters
Sun, Dec 21
Weekly Winners｜SanDisk, Moderna Rocket Around 15% Each; Carnival Rises over 12%; Micron Rallies More Than 10%; AppLovin Gains 7%
This week, which stocks lagged or dragged? Weekly Winners column keeps up with market trends, helping Tigers sort out the week's hottest sectors, stock winners and important news.Below are the top 10 S&P 500 stock gainers for the week ended Dec 19:Benchmark Boosts Estimates for SanDisk in 2026 and 2...Tiger News
Sun, Dec 21
Ratings Weekly | CoreWeave, Oracle, Rivian, Coinbase, Nike, Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, and More
What has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here are calls made by Wall Street's best analysts during the week of Dec. 15-19.1. CoreWeaveCitigroup resumes CoreWeave at buyCiti resumes research coverage of CoreWeave and says it sees “robust demand.”“We are Renewing Coverage after a restricted...Tiger News
Sun, Dec 21
Post-Bell｜Nasdaq Ends 1.3% Higher. Nvidia Gains 4%; Oracle, AMD Rally over 6%; Micron Jumps 7% to New High; CoreWeave Rockets 23%
01 Stock MarketThe U.S. major indexes closed as follows: the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.38% at 48,134.89; the S&P 500 up 0.88% at 6,834.50; and the Nasdaq Composite up 1.31% at 23,307.62.Unusual-move stocks: Semiconductors and AI-linked names outperformed, while select consumer names lagged. ...Tiger News
Fri, Dec 19
CORRECTED-BREAKINGVIEWS-Deficient shareholder democracy spoils QQQ ballot
By Jeffrey GoldfarbNEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Talk about a vote of no confidence. Invesco’s IVZ.N QQQ, the $400 billion exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index .NDX, struggled to secure the 51% support needed from investors to overhaul its outmoded design, an update tha...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise with tech boost, yen weakens after Japan rate hike
Global stock index rises with Wall Street boosted by AI tradeBOJ hikes 25 bps, signals further tightening aheadJapanese bond yields jump, Dollar gains on yenOil settles higher as geopolitcal uncertainty continuesBy Sinéad Carew and Iain Withers NEW YORK/ LONDON Dec 19 (Reuters) - MSCI's globa...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
CANADA STOCKS-TSX climbs to record high as risk appetite grows
TSX ends up 1% at 31,755.77Surpasses December 11 record closing highMaterials group gains 2.4% as metal prices riseTechnology adds 2.5%By Fergal Smith Dec 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to a record high in heavy volume on Friday, led by gains for technology and metal mining sha...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
US stocks weekly: A tiny timid move
S&P 500 .SPX edges up just 0.1% as AI funding jitters and geopolitics weigh .NDow .DJI dips ~0.7%; Nasdaq Composite .IXIC gains ~0.5%SPX survives another flirtation with its 50-DMAIn any event, it's been a solid year for S&P 500 record closing highsU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield US10YT=RR ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
